Gati Shakti Master Plan will change India forever

On Wednesday (October 13, 2021) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rs.100 crore Gati Shakti Master Plan. Prime Minister announced the plan in August this year. 

Gati Shakti is a digital platform that will connect 16 ministries and will be headed by the Logistics Division of the Commerce Ministry. A group of secretaries under Cabinet Secretary, granted high-level executive power, will oversee the implementation of the project.

Various ongoing development projects under various ministries such as “Bharatmala Pariyojona” the roads and highways project, Sagarmala Program, the waterways and costline development will be supervised and implemented under this master plan.

The platform will increase coordination between different ministries of the government thus increasing efficiency and speed of project implementation. Ministries under the plan will receive necessary supports to successfully complete any project such as satellite images, necessary infrastructure, utilities, administrative boundaries, land and logistics.

Between 2024 and 2025 the Government of India will complete several major developmental projects under this master plan. These includes construction of eleven industrial corridors, two defence corridors, 4G connectivity in rural areas, renewable energy capacity increase, national highway network expansion, building new airports, heliports, aerodromes and so on.

Source:

Times of India

 

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